Ofcourse our players have to execute and make plays- but out coaching them is a huge part of beating the pats. Like you said their coaches are crazy good- which is why they make average and pedestrian players look so good. We have more weapons - and we are better than them on paper. If we can out strategize them- we WILL win this game.
We've had their number in the past and are the only team that's able to CONSISTANTLY hang with them. Its always a chess match. In 2014 we outplayed them but they outsmarted us. In the end they did just enough. This time we have smarter , quicker and more witty players on defense to read that kind of stuff- lead by Weddle. Its up to the offense to put up enough points to get the job done. Plain and simple. Put up 24 or more and we should win. This is a game I could literally see going any which way. We could get stomped- we could stomp them- or it could be a nail biter. Im leaning towards the latter. The weather will play a big role- and both teams are fit for cold, December football. Rain-Snow-Sleet- may the best team win.